So having been involved for the past few months in inventory of the store as well as marketing our online store I’ve noticed an alarming trend….

Compared to previous years many are coming in and buying early in fear that we could see store shortages as well as large price hikes as we move into December. That is partly true!

Many vendors have limited supply on items that are normally bought in bulk this time of year. John had the foresight to purchase many items back in January thinking this could be an issue and we are sure glad he did.

Many of the normal vendors are either out of stock on items, or limited thus limiting the number of items they can send you as they wait for their own shipments that have been delay to be restocked. These shipping delays are causing many stores to closely monitor items in high demand this time of year.

If that wasn’t enough reason to buy early how about pricing? Over the past few month items we buy every month have continued to rise…so when our cost goes up so does the cost to the consumer. The longer you wait on that big ticket item the more likely the price might go up in just a few weeks. I know, sounds crazy, but that is the truth. Sets we bought back in June have already gone up by as much as $20.

You will find that prices for slightly used items, or items that have been bought in an estate sale will remain consistent. However, even simple items like track seem to go up on each order, and this time of the year we sell a lot of it.

Now granted bigger stores might be able to absorb those costs for a short period of time compared to smaller mom and pop operations, but eventually even they will succumb.

That is why we are pushing everyone to take advantage of our Black Friday to Cyber Monday sale. You get a discount, you get the lower price compared to the middle of December and you will get the item shipped to you on time. Well, hopefully, pending USPS delays. In addition you don’t risk getting to the store to only be told we are out of stock and won’t see items until January.

Now, please, as we are still spending many hours adding to our online inventory, if you see an item out of stock, or not listed on our website please call the store at 702-254-9475. We have many items showing out of stock or not showing at all on our website, but that is just we haven’t had the time to inventory, weigh, and process it in the online store as of yet. There are items we truly are out of stock on but to be sure please call the store. Maybe we can even order it for you and still get it in time for the holiday season.

Tina Marie Caouette – Webmaster